On This Day

Monday, September 21, 1931

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Athletics	104	44	.703	--
Senators	90	58	.608	14.0
Yankees	90	58	.608	14.0
Indians	74	75	.497	30.5
Red Sox	61	87	.412	43.0
Tigers	60	88	.405	44.0
Browns	59	90	.396	45.5
White Sox	55	93	.372	49.0

Games

Red Sox 2, Browns 0

Red Sox 9, Browns 2

Indians 5, Yankees 1

Athletics 3, Tigers 2

Tigers 6, Athletics 5

Senators 5, White Sox 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	98	52	.653	--
Giants	87	64	.576	11.5
Cubs	82	70	.539	17.0
Robins	77	73	.513	21.0
Pirates	74	76	.493	24.0
Phillies	64	86	.427	34.0
Braves	63	89	.414	36.0
Reds	58	93	.384	40.5

Games

Giants 15, Cubs 7

Reds 3, Braves 2

Cardinals 11, Robins 10

Phillies 6, Pirates 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Chick Fullis	5
1	Charlie Gehringer	5
3	Ethan Allen	4
3	Doc Marshall	4
3	3 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	2
2	Vince Barton	1
2	Chick Fullis	1
2	Woody Jensen	1
2	Al Simmons	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jimmie Foxx	5
2	Del Bissonette	4
2	Chick Fullis	4
4	Dale Alexander	3
4	4 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Del Bissonette	1
1	Fred Brickell	1
1	Bernie Friberg	1
1	Nolen Richardson	1
1	Red Worthington	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Ed Durham	2.00
2	Ed Morris	0.78
3	Sam Gray	0.71
4	Bill Hallahan	0.38
5	Hal Schumacher	0.37

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ed Durham	1
1	Jumbo Elliott	1
1	Wes Ferrell	1
1	Bump Hadley	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ed Morris	7
1	Hal Schumacher	7
3	Ed Durham	6
3	Bill Hallahan	6
5	3 tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ray Benge	1
1	Firpo Marberry	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Al Simmons	.389
2	Babe Ruth	.372
3	Ed Morgan	.351
4	Chick Hafey	.350
5	Bill Terry	.349

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	45
2	Babe Ruth	44
3	Earl Averill	32
4	Chuck Klein	31
5	2 tied	29

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	181
2	Babe Ruth	157
3	Earl Averill	143
4	Al Simmons	125
5	Joe Cronin	124

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	61
2	Roy Johnson	33
3	Frankie Frisch	27
4	Jack Burns	18
4	2 others tied	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	1.95
2	Bill Walker	2.22
3	Carl Hubbell	2.70
4	Lefty Gomez	2.82
5	Freddie Fitzsimmons	2.83

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lefty Grove	30
2	Wes Ferrell	21
3	George Earnshaw	20
3	Lefty Gomez	20
3	Rube Walberg	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	169
2	Carl Hubbell	156
3	Bill Hallahan	155
4	Dazzy Vance	151
5	George Earnshaw	150

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Quinn	12
2	Wilcy Moore	8
3	Bump Hadley	7
3	Jim Lindsey	7
3	Firpo Marberry	7

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Chick Hafey	.547
2	Al Simmons	.457
3	Woody English	.433
4	Jack Rothrock	.397
4	Bill Terry	.397

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	6
2	Bill Dickey	4
2	Jimmie Foxx	4
2	Lou Gehrig	4
2	Chick Hafey	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Chick Hafey	22
2	Pie Traynor	19
3	Bill Dickey	16
3	Gabby Hartnett	16
3	Bill Terry	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jack Rothrock	6
2	Ben Chapman	5
3	Lu Blue	4
3	Tony Piet	4
5	7 tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Larry Benton	0.00
1	Ray Kolp	0.00
1	Syl Johnson	0.00
4	Danny MacFayden	0.64
5	Lefty Gomez	0.82

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Watty Clark	4
1	General Crowder	4
3	Guy Bush	3
3	Ed Durham	3
3	9 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bump Hadley	22
2	Paul Derringer	19
2	Lefty Gomez	19
4	General Crowder	18
5	Bill Hallahan	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	2
2	Ray Benge	1
2	Sheriff Blake	1
2	Phil Collins	1
2	6 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Chick Hafey	.462
2	Mickey Cochrane	.406
3	Ethan Allen	.378
4	Woody English	.370
5	Les Mallon	.368

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	11
2	Babe Ruth	9
3	Jimmie Foxx	8
4	Mel Ott	7
5	2 tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	46
2	Chick Hafey	40
3	Mel Ott	30
3	Bill Terry	30
5	Bill Dickey	29

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	15
2	Frankie Frisch	10
3	Pepper Martin	8
4	Luke Appling	7
4	3 others tied	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Syl Johnson	0.24
2	Paul Derringer	1.02
3	Bill Harris	1.16
4	Bill Walker	1.39
5	Ed Durham	1.40

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	General Crowder	8
2	Wes Ferrell	6
2	Red Lucas	6
2	Heinie Meine	6
5	7 tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bill Hallahan	38
2	Bump Hadley	36
2	Carl Hubbell	36
4	Paul Derringer	35
4	2 others tied	35

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	3
2	George Earnshaw	2
3	Ray Benge	1
3	Sheriff Blake	1
3	14 others tied	1